Tenacity
Brittle
Brittle
Solubility
-
-
Durability
-
-
Specific Gravity
5.00-5.302.98-3.03
1
7.18
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Fracture
Uneven, ConchoidalWalter Schumann, Conchoidal
Uneven
Cleavage
None, may show partings on {0001} and {10 1 1}
[110] perfect; [010] distinct
Mohs Hardness
65-6
2
10
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Chemical Composition
Fe 2O 3Arthur Thomas , Gemstones (2009)
Ca 2Mg 5Si 8O 22(OH) 2Ulrich Henn and Claudio C.